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UNBC Bulletin
February 6, 2009
The Green Day Results Are In...
The results are in from UNBC's Green Day. Over 500 students, staff, and faculty cast 2,600 votes for their priorities for UNBC's Green Strategy.
The results are below, ordered by the total number of votes that the area received:
1. On Campus Recycling and Composting - 456 votes
2. More Sustainable Transportation - 413 votes
3. Waste Reduction - 389 votes
4. Sustainable Food Services - 329 votes
5. Reducing Fossil Fuel and Electricity Use on Campus - 307 votes
6. Achieving Carbon Neutrality - 248 votes
7. Environmental Education and Research - 195 votes
8. Waste and Campus Grounds - 176 votes
9. Responsible Procurement - 94 votes
The Green Committee is going to use these results to complete UNBC's Green Strategy and they appreciate your feedback.
You can find out more about the Green Committee, and UNBC action on the environment here.
You can find the draft Green Strategy for discussion in the meeting minutes for the Green Committee here.
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A UNBC Nursing student has worked to provide researchers
with valuable field data about rates of sleep disorder in aboriginal communities. The results confirm that sleep related
disorders are more common among indigenous than non-aboriginal
populations.
Mary-Ann Speirs, a third year student of the Northern Collaborative
Baccalaureate Nursing Program, went door-to-door surveying
residents as part of a recently published study in the Journal of
Clinical Sleep Medicine.
Click for more information.
At left: Mary-Ann Speirs
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More focused investment in research and innovation will help to ensure
that northern communities have competitive economies in the future.
This was a message delivered last month at the Northern Economic Summit by
UNBC President Dr. Charles Jago, speaking on a panel about
productivity.
“Northern BC has been an economic powerhouse for the province, but we
must re-tool to be a knowledge-based resource economy connected to the
world,” said Dr. Jago. Click for more details.
At right: Dr. Charles Jago talks New North.
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UNBC Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management lecturer Patrick Maher and his students will be having class far, far south next month with the International Polar Year Antarctic University Expedition. Pat will be teaching the management of tourism and outdoor recreation in remote regions and
the meanings visitors derive from those types of experiences. This will be the first ever expedition to Antarctica with the sole purpose of teaching undergraduates. Click for further information.
At left: Patrick Maher and students practice their polar maneuvers on campus.
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International students and B.C. students who have participated in international programs can win prizes and have their photographs displayed on the BCCIE web site. There will be three winners in each category, as chosen by jury.
Winners will receive Chapters Gift Certificates of $100 for First
Place, $75 for Second Place and $50 for Third Place.
At right: This photo will not be one of the winners.
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Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam!
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The next time somebody inquires about spam at UNBC, you can tell them that in the one year period from December 20, 2007 to December 20, 2008 we received 253 million e-mail messages, 244 million of which were filtered as spam.
A presentation in the UNBC Winter Garden of products from all over
the world geared toward students and Valentine's Day. There will be
presentations in the evening that everyone is invited to attend.
Friday, February 13, 2009
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Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" which takes place on CBC radio airing the week of March 2-6, 2009. This year the Geoffrey R. Weller is holding their own campaign.Five prominent advocates will defend their choice for the book they believe all of Canada should read.
- Dr. Charles Jago - "The Lost Garden"
- Dr. Lisa Dickson - "The Wars"
- Dr. Heather Smith - "Fugitive Pieces"
- Paul Burry - "No Great Mischief
- Crystal Campbell - "Finding Ft. George" by UNBC's own Rob Budde
Each reviewer has prepared an argument hoping to win you over to their chosen book which you can find on the Library’s website.
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1. Cherie Cieslar (nee Alexander - BSc. Biology '99) is a medical technologist working in Lyden, Washington for the past five years, but has just accepted a position in Bermuda.
2. Maki Umeda (MA First Nations Studies '06)
is a community health specialist working for AMDA Minds in Okayami-shi, Japan.
3. Tao (Olivia) Zhou (BComm Finance '03)
is a director responsible for new diversified business for EHC Global in Shanghai, China.
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1. Studies on Behavioral Ecology & Reproductive Success of the Indianmeal Moth, a Pest of Stored Foods. Fri, February 13, 2009 3:30 pm
2. Water quality & well construction in private wells: Omineca Region. Fri, February 06, 2009 3:30 pm
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1. Buy a high-efficiency furnace with a variable speed motor, such as one certified by EnergyStar.
2. Use your microwave or an electric heating element instead of a gas element when heating food.
3. Plant a tree!
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